Amedee Van Gasse
Informatie Security Officer
Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
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Top SchoolAmedee Van Gasse is an experienced Information Security Officer and software quality engineer with 13+ years in QA and over 20 years in IT across support, security, migrations, and testing. He blends hands-on test automation, DevOps-driven testing infrastructure and ISO 27001-aligned security work with pragmatic coding contributions to prominent open-source projects like iText (Java/.NET), where he improved encoding, tests and documentation. Language-agnostic and detail-focused, he excels at converting complex legal and business rules into testable software parameters and finding “needles in haystacks” in data or web searches. Known for speeding up workflows (e.g., turning hours into seconds in spreadsheet processing) and mediating effectively between users and engineers, he favors practical, auditable solutions over buzzwords. Outside work he’s a tinkerer—Raspberry Pi, Arduino, nyckelharpa player and long-distance walker—which reflects a persistent curiosity that shows up in unconventional technical problem solving.
13 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at SASK Sint-NiklaasZweeds / Swedish / Svenska, Zweeds / Swedish / Svenska at CVO PROregentaat wetenschappen-aardrijkskunde, regentaat wetenschappen-aardrijkskunde at Katholieke hogeschool 'Sint-Lieven', Sint-NiklaasWetenschappen B, Wetenschappen B at Sint-Jozef-Klein-SeminarieTSO/A2 Informatica, computersystemen & netwerken; Programmeren (Java, .NET); Toepassingssoftware, TSO/A2 Informatica, computersystemen & netwerken; Programmeren (Java, .NET); Toepassingssoftware at LBC Sint-NiklaasGraduaat Informatica - Netwerkbeheer, Windows servers, Linux, TCP/IP, routing&switching, CCNA, Graduaat Informatica - Netwerkbeheer, Windows servers, Linux, TCP/IP, routing&switching, CCNA at CVO LeerstadAlgemene Muziekcultuur, Algemene Muziekcultuur at SAMWD Sint-Niklaaskandidatuur bio-ingenieur, kandidatuur bio-ingenieur at Universiteit GentWetenschappen B, Wetenschappen B at Humaniora Sint-Franciscusnyckelharpa, nyckelharpa at Academie Schoten Muziek Woord Dans
Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, English, French, dutch, middle (ca.1050-1350)
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Github Skills (28)
net10
pdf10
dotnet10
java10
asp-net10
javas10
itext10
dotnet-core10
pdf-generation10
csharp10
testing9
javadoc9
jar9
ubuntu9
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Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
itext/itext-java
Feb 2015 - Mar 2021
iText for Java represents the next level of SDKs for developers that want to take advantage of the benefits PDF can bring. Equipped with a better document engine, high and low-level programming capabilities and the ability to create, edit and enhance PDF documents, iText can be a boon to nearly every workflow.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:14 releases, 231 commits, 40 PRs in 6 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Amedee primarily focused on code improvements and bug fixes related to the line endings. They addressed issues within the PDF exception handling and PDF splitter utility. The user also worked on test-related tasks, including refactoring existing tests, adding new annotation types, and decorating test classes. In addition to those, the user was responsible for fixing other various issues like line endings issues.
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itext/itext-dotnet
Mar 2016 - Jul 2019
iText for .NET is the .NET version of the iText library, formerly known as iTextSharp, which it replaces. iText represents the next level of SDKs for developers that want to take advantage of the benefits PDF can bring. Equipped with a better document engine, high and low-level programming capabilities and the ability to create, edit and enha
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:11 releases, 25 commits, 2 PRs in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Amedee's commits primarily focused on updating and fixing Javadoc warnings, copyright years, and character encodings within the iText .NET library. Their work involved modifying source code files related to core kernel functionality, layout attributes, and test cases. Furthermore, the user restored Unicode characters in several test classes. These updates suggest the user was involved in maintaining code quality, fixing documentation issues, and ensuring proper character handling.
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